The New Summerhouse
Architect: Ullmayer Sylvester Architects
Contractor: Turner Castle
London, 2004

Turner Castle was employed to build a summerhouse for a family with two small boys. The client needed additional space in his North London house, which was brimming at the seams with his expanding family. Rather than extend, they decided to build a summerhouse at the bottom of their very long garden. The idea was that this small building was to perform a hybrid function: combining art studio, playroom, tool shed and kitchen.

Aside from a long low steel frame raising it off the ground, the structure is entirely timber. The building is clad in birch-faced plywood and the north elevation features a mirrored wall of stainless steel, which reflects the adjacent garden.

Turner Castle’s flawless craftsmanship, joinery and successful installation of the project was recognised when the project was awarded winner in the category of Small Project in the Wood Awards 2005.

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